Antimicrobial Activity and Composition of the Essential Oil of Gontscharovia popovii from Iran
In: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, Jg. 61 (2006-10-01), S. 681-684
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The aerial parts of Gontscharovia popovii (B. Fedtsch. and Gontsch.) Boriss. were collected at full flowering stage. The essential oil was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by a combination of capillary GC and GC-MS. Thirty-one components were identified with the main constituent being carvacrol (71.9%), followed by linalool (5.5%), p-cymene (4.5%) and γ-terpinene (4.4%). The in vitro antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of G. popovii was studied against seven Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae) and three fungi (Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger). The results of the bioassays showed that the oil exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against all the tested fungi and bacteria except for the resistant bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Antimicrobial Activity and Composition of the Essential Oil of Gontscharovia popovii from Iran
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sefidkon, Fatemeh ; Yousefzadi, Morteza ; Sonboli, Ali |
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Zeitschrift: | Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, Jg. 61 (2006-10-01), S. 681-684 |
Veröffentlichung: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2006 |
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ISSN: | 1865-7125 (print) ; 0939-5075 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1515/znc-2006-9-1012 |
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